Rocks and Minerals Final

What is not a characteristic of a mineral?

• Crystal Structure
• Made by organic processes
• Has a definite chemical composition
• Is a solid

What is the way a minerals surface reflects light?

• Streak
• Hardness
• Luster
• Density

When something is formed from living things, we say it is:

• Cleavage
• Crystal
• Organic
• Inorganic

The property of splitting easily along flat surfaces:

• Cleavage
• Crystal
• Organic
• Inorganic

What test shows the color of a minerals powder?

• Hardness Test
• Streak Test
• Organic Test
• Science Test

What type of rock forms from molten material?

• Metamorphic
• Igneous
• Organic
• Sedimentary

What type of rock forms from intense heat and pressure?

• Metamorphic
• Igneous
• Organic
• Sedimentary

What type of rock forms from tiny pieces of other rock that have broken away due to weathering and erosion?

• Metamorphic
• Igneous
• Organic
• Sedimentary

What type of rock forms from lava that has erupted onto the surface?

• Instrusive Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Organic Rock
• Extrusive Rock

What is the proper sequence for the formation of sedimentary rocks?

• Cementation-Compaction-Deposition-Weathering and Erosion
• Compaction-Cementation-Weathering and Erosion-Deposition
• Weathering and Erosion-Deposition-Compaction-Cementation
• Weathering and Erosion-Compaction-Depostion-Cementation